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路加福音 11
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
路加福音 11
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
祈求就必得着(A)
11 有一天，耶稣在一个地方祈祷，祈祷完了，有一个门徒对他说：“主啊，求你教导我们祷告，像约翰教导他的门徒一样。” 2 耶稣说：“你们祷告的时候，要说：
‘父啊，愿你的名被尊为圣，
愿你的国降临（有些抄本在此有“愿你的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上”一句）；
3 我们需用的食物，
求你每天赐给我们；
4 赦免我们的罪，
因为我们也饶恕所有亏负我们的人；
不要让我们陷入试探（有些抄本在此有“救我们脱离那恶者”一句）。’”
5 耶稣又对他们说：“你们当中，谁有朋友半夜去找他，说：‘请你借给我三个饼， 6 因为我有一个朋友旅行来到我这里，我没有甚么可以招待他。’ 7 而他却在里面回答：‘不要麻烦我，门已经关好了，孩子也跟我在床上了，我不能起来拿给你。’ 8 我告诉你们，即使不因为他是朋友而起来给他，也会因为他厚颜地直求，而起来照他所需要的给他。 9 我又告诉你们，你们祈求，就给你们；寻找，就寻见；叩门，就给你们开门。 10 因为所有祈求的就得着，寻找的就寻见，叩门的就给他开门。 11 你们中间作父亲的，哪有儿子求鱼，反拿蛇当作鱼给他呢？ 12 或求鸡蛋，反给他蝎子呢？ 13 你们虽然不好，尚且知道把好东西给自己的儿女，何况天父，岂不更把圣灵赐给求他的人吗？”
耶稣靠 神的能力赶鬼(B)
14 耶稣赶出一个哑巴鬼，鬼既出去，哑巴就说起话来，众人都希奇。 15 有人说：“他靠鬼王别西卜赶鬼。” 16 又有人试探他，向他求一个从天上来的神迹。 17 耶稣知道他们的心意，就对他们说：“如果一个国家自相纷争，就必定荒凉；如果一个家庭自相为敌，就必然败落。 18 如果撒但自相纷争，他的国怎能站立得住呢？你们说我靠别西卜赶鬼， 19 我若靠别西卜赶鬼，你们的子孙赶鬼又靠谁呢？因此，他们必要作你们的审判官。 20 我若靠 神的能力赶鬼，这就是 神的国临到你们了。 21 一个壮汉拿着武器，看守自己的家园，他的家财就平安无事。 22 但是一个比他更强的人来了，胜过了他，夺去他所倚靠的武器，就把他的家财当作掠物分了。 23 不站在我这一边的就是反对我的；不跟从一起收聚的就是分散的。
污灵去而复返的教训(C)
24 “一个污灵离开了一个人，走遍干旱之地，寻找栖身的地方，却没有找到，就说：‘我要回到我从前离开了的那房子。’ 25 到了之后，看见里面已经打扫干净，粉饰好了， 26 他就去带了另外七个比自己更恶的污灵来，进去住在那里；那人后来的情况，比以前更坏了。”
约拿的神迹(D)
27 耶稣正说这些话的时候，群众中有一个女人高声对他说：“怀你胎的和哺养你的有福了！” 28 他说：“是的，却还不如听 神的道而遵守的人有福。” 29 众人聚集的时候，耶稣就说：“这世代是个邪恶的世代。这世代寻求神迹，可是除了约拿的神迹以外，再没有神迹给他们了。 30 约拿怎样成了尼尼微人的神迹，人子也照样成为这个世代的神迹。 31 审判的时候，南方的女王要和这世代的人一同起来，她要定他们的罪，因为她从地极来到，要听所罗门智慧的话。你看，这里有一位是比所罗门更大的。 32 审判的时候，尼尼微人要和这世代的人一同起来，他们要定这个世代的罪，因为尼尼微人听了约拿所传的就悔改了。你看，这里有一位是比约拿更大的。
里面的光(E)
33 “没有人点了灯，把它放在地窖里，或量器底下，却放在灯台上，叫进来的人看得见光。 34 你的眼睛就是你身体的灯，你的眼睛健全，全身就明亮；如果不健全，全身就黑暗。 35 所以要谨慎，免得你里面的光黑暗了。 36 你若全身明亮，没有一点黑暗，你就完全明亮，好象明亮的灯光照你一样。”
法利赛人和律法师有祸了(F)
37 耶稣说话的时候，有一个法利赛人请耶稣和他一起吃饭；他就进去坐席。 38 这个法利赛人见耶稣吃饭之前不洗手，觉得奇怪。 39 主对他说：“你们法利赛人把杯盘的外面洗净，但你们里面却充满了抢夺和邪恶。 40 无知的人哪，那造外面的，不也造里面吗？ 41 只要把里面的施舍出去，你们的一切就都洁净了。 42 然而你们法利赛人有祸了！因为你们把薄荷、茴香和各样菜蔬献上十分之一，却把公义和爱 神的事疏忽了；这些是你们应当作的，但其他的也不可疏忽。 43 你们法利赛人有祸了！因为你们喜爱会堂里的高位和人在巿中心的问安。 44 你们有祸了！因为你们好象不显露的坟墓，走在上面的人并不知道。”
45 律法师中有一个回答他：“老师，你这样说，把我们也侮辱了！” 46 耶稣说：“你们律法师也有祸了，因为你们把难担的担子叫人担，自己连一个指头也不动。 47 你们有祸了！因为你们修造先知的坟墓，而那些先知正是你们祖先所杀的， 48 这样，你们就成了证人，对你们祖先的作为表示同意；他们杀害先知，你们修造先知的坟墓。 49 所以， 神的智慧说：‘我要差遣先知和使徒到他们那里去，有的他们要杀害，有的他们要迫害， 50-51 为要使创世以来众先知所流的血，从亚伯的血起，直到在祭坛和圣所之间受害的撒迦利亚的血为止，都向这一代追讨。’是的，我告诉你们，都要向这一代追讨。 52 你们律法师有祸了！因为你们拿去知识的钥匙，自己不进去，又阻止要进去的人。” 53 耶稣从那里出来，经学家和法利赛人非常敌视他，质问他很多问题， 54 等机会从他的口中找把柄。
Lucas 11
O Livro
Lucas 11
O Livro
Jesus ensina sobre oração
(Mt 6.9-13; 7.7-11)
11 Numa ocasião em que Jesus se tinha retirado para orar, um dos discípulos, quando ele terminou, disse-lhe: “Senhor, ensina-nos a orar, como João fez com os seus discípulos.”
2 Foi assim que Jesus os ensinou a orar:
“Pai, que o teu santo nome seja honrado.
Venha o teu reino.
3 Dá-nos o pão para o nosso alimento diário.
4 Perdoa-nos os nossos pecados,
pois nós próprios perdoamos os que nos ofendem.
E não deixes que caiamos em tentação.”
5 Ensinou-lhes mais: “Quem dentre vocês pode imaginar uma situação como a que vos vou contar? Alguém vai a casa de um amigo à meia-noite e diz-lhe: ‘Amigo, cede-me três pães, 6 pois acaba de chegar um amigo e não tenho nada para lhe dar a comer.’ 7 Não responderia ele lá de dentro: ‘Não me incomodes agora. A porta da rua já está trancada e eu e os meus filhos já estamos deitados. Não posso levantar-me para te valer!’? 8 Digo-vos que ele acabará por levantar-se e dar o que o outro quiser, embora não o faça por amizade, mas por causa do incómodo.
9 O mesmo se passa com a oração: Peçam e receberão o que pedirem. Procurem que hão de achar. Batam que a porta há de abrir-se. 10 Porque todo aquele que pede recebe. Quem procura acha. Se baterem, a porta abrir-se-á.
11 Quem de entre vocês que seja pai, se o seu filho lhe pedir peixe, lhe dará uma serpente em vez do peixe? 12 Se pedir um ovo, dão-lhe um escorpião? 13 Se vocês, que são pecadores, sabem dar coisas boas aos vossos filhos, porventura não dará muito mais o vosso Pai, que está nos céus, o Espírito Santo àqueles que lho pedirem!”
Jesus e Satanás
(Mt 12.22-30, 43-45; Mc 3.22-27)
14 Certa vez, estava Jesus a expulsar de um homem um demónio que era mudo. Depois de o demónio ter saído, o mudo recuperou a fala e as multidões ficaram maravilhadas. 15 Mas houve entre eles quem dissesse: “Expulsa os demónios pelo poder de Belzebu[a], líder dos demónios.” 16 Outros, para o porem à prova, pediram-lhe que fizesse um sinal do céu.
17 Jesus, conhecendo os seus pensamentos, respondeu: “Todo o reino dividido fica deserto. E uma casa dividida contra si mesma desabará. 18 Ora, se Satanás está dividido contra si próprio, como subsistirá o seu reino? Pois vocês dizem que expulso os demónios pelo poder de Belzebu. 19 E se expulso os demónios pelo poder de Belzebu, a que poder recorrem os vossos, quando fazem o mesmo? Por esta razão, eles serão os vossos juízes! 20 Mas, se expulso os demónios pelo dedo de Deus, então é porque o reino de Deus já está no vosso meio. 21 Pois quando o homem forte e bem armado guarda a sua casa o seu domínio está seguro, 22 até que alguém ainda mais forte o ataque e derrote, lhe tire as armas em que confiava e leve os seus bens.
23 Quem não é por mim é contra mim; quem não ajunta comigo espalha.
24 Quando um espírito impuro é expulso de um homem, vai para lugares áridos, procurando onde ficar; não encontrando lugar, diz: ‘Vou voltar para a morada que deixei.’ 25 E descobre que a sua antiga morada está varrida e arranjada. 26 Então, o demónio vai buscar outros sete espíritos, ainda piores do que ele próprio, e todos entram na tal pessoa para morar dentro dela. E deste modo fica pior do que antes.”
27 Enquanto falava, uma mulher de entre a multidão gritou: “Bendita seja a tua mãe, o ventre de que nasceste e o peito que te deu leite!”
28 Ao que ele respondeu: “Benditos são antes todos aqueles que ouvem a Palavra de Deus e a põem em prática!”
O sinal de Jonas
(Mt 12.38-42)
29 Jesus expôs os seguintes ensinamentos: “Esta geração é uma má geração; pede um sinal, mas não receberá nenhum, a não ser o de Jonas! 30 Pois como Jonas foi um sinal de Deus para o povo de Nínive, assim também o Filho do Homem o será para esta geração.
31 No dia do juízo dos homens a rainha de Sabá há de levantar-se e condenar esta geração, porque fez uma viagem longa e difícil para escutar a sabedoria de Salomão. Mas aqui está quem é superior a Salomão. 32 Também os homens de Nínive se levantarão para condenar esta geração, porque se arrependeram ao ouvir a pregação de Jonas. E agora está aqui alguém que é superior a Jonas.
A luz do corpo
33 Ninguém acende uma lâmpada para escondê-la, mas coloca-a num candeeiro, para que aqueles que entrarem em casa vejam a luz. 34 Os olhos são a luz do teu corpo. Se forem puros, o teu corpo terá luz. Se forem maus, haverá escuridão. 35 Vigiem, pois, para que nada impeça a luz de brilhar em vocês. 36 Se estiverem cheios de luz interior, sem recantos escuros, então também todo o vosso íntimo ficará na luz como se o clarão duma lâmpada vos iluminasse.”
Jesus denuncia os fariseus e os especialistas na Lei
(Mt 23.1-36)
37 Enquanto falava, um fariseu pediu-lhe que fosse comer a sua casa. Quando Jesus chegou, acomodou-se para a refeição. 38 Mas o fariseu surpreendeu-se que eles não cumprissem o ritual da lavagem das mãos. 39 Mas o Senhor disse-lhe: “Ora, vocês, fariseus, lavam o copo e o prato por fora, mas por dentro estão cheios de roubo e maldade. 40 Loucos! Não foi Deus que fez tanto o interior como o exterior? 41 Uma forma de mostrar pureza é exercer generosidade para com os pobres.
42 Mas ai de vocês, fariseus! Porque, embora tenham o cuidado de dar a Deus o dízimo da hortelã, da arruda e de todos os vegetais, esquecem por completo a justiça e o amor de Deus. Vocês devem praticar o dízimo, sim, mas sem pôr de parte as coisas mais importantes.
43 Como vos lamento, fariseus! Amam tanto os assentos presidenciais nas sinagogas e as saudações que vos dirigem nas praças! 44 Ai de vocês, porque são como as sepulturas escondidas: as pessoas caminham por cima delas sem o saberem.”
45 “Mestre”, observou um especialista na Lei que se encontrava ali, “insultaste também a minha atividade com o que acabaste de dizer.”
46 “Sim”, replicou-lhe Jesus, “Ai de vocês, peritos na Lei, porque sobrecarregam as pessoas com fardos insuportáveis em que vocês próprios nem sequer com um só dos vossos dedos estão dispostos a tocar! 47 Ai de vocês, pois levantam monumentos aos profetas que os vossos pais mataram. 48 Vocês próprios são testemunhas de como concordam com eles, porque levantam os túmulos dos mesmos profetas que os nossos pais mataram. 49 Isto é o que Deus diz na sua sabedoria: ‘Mandar-vos-ei profetas e apóstolos, mas vocês matarão alguns deles, a outros expulsá-los-ão.’
50 Esta geração será considerada responsável pelo assassínio dos profetas desde a fundação do mundo; 51 desde o assassínio de Abel ao de Zacarias, que foi morto no templo, entre o altar e o santuário. Sim, digo-vos que serão pedidas contas a esta geração.
52 Ai de vocês, que são tidos como peritos na Lei! Esconderam do povo a chave do conhecimento e não entram nem deixam entrar os outros.”
53 Os especialistas na Lei e os fariseus ficaram furiosos. A partir dali atacavam-no ferozmente com toda a espécie de perguntas. 54 E tentavam fazê-lo tropeçar e dizer algo que servisse para o mandarem prender.
Footnotes
- 11.15 Belzebu. Nome habitualmente designativo de Satanás, príncipe dos demónios. Na origem, era uma expressão honorífica para designar Baal, a divindade suprema cananeia (Baal-Zebul), e que significaria Baal ou Senhor Príncipe. Os Hebreus alteraram o nome, por meio de um jogo paronímico, para Beel-Zebub(Senhor das Moscas), uma referência sarcástica aos deuses de outros povos.
Luke 11
New International Version
Luke 11
New International Version
Jesus’ Teaching on Prayer(A)(B)
11 One day Jesus was praying(C) in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord,(D) teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
2 He said to them, “When you pray, say:
“‘Father,[a]
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom(E) come.[b]
3 Give us each day our daily bread.
4 Forgive us our sins,
for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.[c](F)
And lead us not into temptation.[d]’”(G)
5 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’ 7 And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’ 8 I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity[e] he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.(H)
9 “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you;(I) seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
11 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for[f] a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
Jesus and Beelzebul(J)(K)
14 Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed.(L) 15 But some of them said, “By Beelzebul,(M) the prince of demons, he is driving out demons.”(N) 16 Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven.(O)
17 Jesus knew their thoughts(P) and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall. 18 If Satan(Q) is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebul. 19 Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God,(R) then the kingdom of God(S) has come upon you.
21 “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. 22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.
23 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.(T)
24 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ 25 When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. 26 Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.”(U)
27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.”(V)
28 He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God(W) and obey it.”(X)
The Sign of Jonah(Y)
29 As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign,(Z) but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.(AA) 30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom;(AB) and now something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah;(AC) and now something greater than Jonah is here.
The Lamp of the Body(AD)
33 “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.(AE) 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy,[g] your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy,[h] your body also is full of darkness. 35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. 36 Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.”
Woes on the Pharisees and the Experts in the Law
37 When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table.(AF) 38 But the Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.(AG)
39 Then the Lord(AH) said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.(AI) 40 You foolish people!(AJ) Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? 41 But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor,(AK) and everything will be clean for you.(AL)
42 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth(AM) of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God.(AN) You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.(AO)
43 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.(AP)
44 “Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves,(AQ) which people walk over without knowing it.”
45 One of the experts in the law(AR) answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us also.”
46 Jesus replied, “And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.(AS)
47 “Woe to you, because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your ancestors who killed them. 48 So you testify that you approve of what your ancestors did; they killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.(AT) 49 Because of this, God in his wisdom(AU) said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’(AV) 50 Therefore this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world, 51 from the blood of Abel(AW) to the blood of Zechariah,(AX) who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.(AY)
52 “Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”(AZ)
53 When Jesus went outside, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions, 54 waiting to catch him in something he might say.(BA)
Footnotes
- Luke 11:2 Some manuscripts Our Father in heaven
- Luke 11:2 Some manuscripts come. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
- Luke 11:4 Greek everyone who is indebted to us
- Luke 11:4 Some manuscripts temptation, but deliver us from the evil one
- Luke 11:8 Or yet to preserve his good name
- Luke 11:11 Some manuscripts for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for
- Luke 11:34 The Greek for healthy here implies generous.
- Luke 11:34 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy.
Luke 11
The Voice
Luke 11
The Voice
11 Another time Jesus was praying, and when He finished, one of His disciples approached Him.
Disciple: Teacher, would You teach us Your way of prayer? John taught his disciples his way of prayer, and we’re hoping You’ll do the same.
Jesus: 2 Here’s how to pray:
Father [in heaven], may Your name be revered.
May Your kingdom come.
[May Your will be accomplished on earth
as it is in heaven.]
3 Give us the food we need for tomorrow,
4 And forgive us for our wrongs,
for we forgive those who wrong us.
And lead us away from temptation.
[And save us from the evil one.][a]
5 Imagine that one of your friends comes over at midnight. He bangs on the door and shouts, “Friend, will you lend me three loaves of bread? 6 A friend of mine just showed up unexpectedly from a journey, and I don’t have anything to feed him.” 7 Would you shout out from your bed, “I’m already in bed, and so are the kids. I already locked the door. I can’t be bothered”? 8 You know this as well as I do: even if you didn’t care that this fellow was your friend, if he keeps knocking long enough, you’ll get up and give him whatever he needs simply because of his brash persistence!
9 So listen: Keep on asking, and you will receive. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened for you. 10 All who keep asking will receive, all who keep seeking will find, and doors will open to those who keep knocking.
11 Some of you are fathers, so ask yourselves this: if your son comes up to you and asks for a fish for dinner, will you give him a snake instead? 12 If your boy wants an egg to eat, will you give him a scorpion? 13 Look, all of you are flawed in so many ways, yet in spite of all your faults, you know how to give good gifts to your children. How much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to all who ask!
14 Picture this:
Jesus is exorcising a demon that has long kept a man from speaking. When the demon is expelled, the man starts talking and the people are amazed. 15 But then controversy erupts.
Some People: Do you know why He can cast out demons? It’s because He’s in league with the demon prince, Beelzebul.
16 Other people want to see more, so they challenge Jesus to give them another miraculous sign. 17 Jesus knows what they’re thinking.
Jesus: People, be logical. If a kingdom is divided against itself, it will collapse. If a ruling family is divided against itself, it will fall apart.
18 So if Satan’s kingdom is divided against itself, won’t his whole enterprise collapse? Does it make any sense to say I’m casting out demons by Beelzebul? 19 Besides, if you’re saying it takes satanic power to cast out Satan, by whose power do your own exorcists work? If you condemn Me for an exorcism, you’ll have to condemn them. 20 But if I by the power of God cast out demonic spirits, then face this fact: the kingdom of God is here, just as I’ve been saying.
21 When a man of power with his full array of weapons guards his own palace, everything inside is secure. 22 But when a new man who is stronger and better armed attacks the palace, the old ruler will be overcome, his weapons and trusted defenses will be removed, and his treasures will be plundered. 23 Can you see that I’m asking you to choose whose side you’re on—working with Me or fighting against Me?
These people think they are experts on demonic spirits, but Jesus instructs them in how these things actually work.
24 When a demonic spirit is expelled from someone, he wanders through waterless wastelands seeking rest. But there is no rest for him anywhere, so he says, “I’m going back to my old house.” 25 He returns and finds the old house has been swept clean and fixed up again. 26 So he goes and finds seven other spirits even worse than he is, and they make themselves at home in the man’s life so that he’s worse off now than he was before.
27 As He is speaking, a woman shouts out from the crowd and interrupts Him.
Woman: How blessed is Your mother’s womb for bearing You! How blessed are her 28 breasts for nursing You!
Jesus: No, how blessed are those who hear God’s voice and make God’s message their way of life.
29 Jesus was becoming more and more popular, and the crowds swelled wherever He went. He wasn’t impressed.
Jesus: This generation is evil. These people are seeking signs and spectacles, but I’m not going to play their game. The only sign they will be given is the sign of Jonah. 30 Just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
31 The queen of Ethiopia will stand to condemn the people of this generation on the day of judgment. She, an outsider, came from so far away to hear the wisdom given to Solomon, but now, something greater than Solomon is here: how are the people of this generation responding?
32 Similarly, the people of Nineveh will stand to condemn the people of this generation on the day of judgment. They, outsiders, responded and changed because of the preaching of Jonah, but now, something greater than Jonah is here: how are the people of this generation responding?
33 You need a light to see. Only an idiot would light a lamp and then put it beneath the floor or under a bucket. No, any intelligent person would put the lamp on a table so everyone who comes in the house can see. 34 Listen, your eye, your outlook, the way you see is your lamp. If your way of seeing is functioning well, then your whole life will be enlightened. But if your way of seeing is darkened, then your life will be a dark, dark place. 35 So be careful, people, because your light may be malfunctioning. 36 If your outlook is good, then your whole life will be bright, with no shadowy corners, as when a radiant lamp brightens your home.
Jesus is fearless with Pharisees and scholars. To get through to them He agrees to eat in the home of a Pharisee where a religious scholar has also been invited.
37 A Pharisee interrupted His speech with an invitation to dinner. Jesus accepted the invitation and took His place at his table. 38 The Pharisee was offended that Jesus didn’t perform the ceremonial handwashing before eating—something Pharisees were fastidious about doing.
Jesus: 39 You Pharisees are a walking contradiction. You are so concerned about external things—like someone who washes the outside of a cup and bowl but never cleans the inside, which is what counts! Beneath your fastidious exterior is a mess of extortion and filth.
40 You guys don’t get it. Did the potter make the outside but not the inside too? 41 If you were full of goodness within, you could overflow with generosity from within, and if you did that, everything would be clean for you.
42 Woe to you, Pharisees! Judgment will come on you! You are fastidious about tithing—keeping account of every little leaf of mint and herb—but you neglect what really matters: justice and the love of God! If you’d get straight on what really matters, then your fastidiousness about little things would be worth something.
43 Woe to you, Pharisees! Judgment will come on you! What you really love is having people fawn over you when you take the seat of honor in the synagogue or when you are greeted in the public market.
44 Wake up! See what you’ve become! Woe to you; you’re like a field full of unmarked graves. People walk on the field and have no idea of the corruption that’s a few inches beneath their feet.
Scholar (sitting at Jesus’ table): 45 Rabbi, if You insult the Pharisees, then You insult us too.
Jesus: 46 Well, now that you mention it, watch out, all you religious scholars! Judgment will come on you too! You load other people down with unbearable burdens of rules and regulations, but you don’t lift a finger to help others. 47-48 Woe to you; you don’t fool anybody! You seem very religious—honoring the prophets by building them elaborate memorial tombs. Come to think of it, that’s very fitting, since you’re so much like the people who killed the prophets! They killed the prophets; you build their tombs—you’re all in the same family business!
49 This is why the Wisdom of God said, “I will send these people My prophets and emissaries,[b] and these people will kill and persecute many of them.” 50 As a result, this generation will be held accountable for the blood of all the prophets shed from the very beginning of time, 51 from Abel’s blood to Zechariah’s blood, who was killed in the temple itself between the altar and the holy place. I’m serious: this generation will be held accountable.
52 So, religious scholars, judgment will come on you! You’re supposed to be teachers, unlocking the door of knowledge and guiding people through it. But the fact is, you’ve never even passed through the doorway yourselves. You’ve taken the key, left the door locked tight, and stood in the way of everyone who sought entry.
53 After that dinner, things were never the same. The religious scholars and Pharisees put constant pressure on Jesus, 54 trying to trap Him and trick Him into saying things they could use to bring Him down.
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